Migraine Symptoms
A migraine attack may last from 6 hours to 48 hours.
Vision disturbances, or aura, are considered a “warning sign” that a migraine is coming. The aura occurs in both eyes and may involve any or all of the following:
- A temporary blind spot
- Blurred vision
- Eye pain
- Seeing stars or zigzag lines
- Tunnel vision
Other warning signs include: yawning, difficulty concentrating, nausea, and trouble finding the right words and faltering in speech.
Not every person with migraines has an aura and those who do usually develop the sign about 10 – 15 minutes before the headache. However, an aura may occur just a few minutes to 24 hours beforehand and again a headache may not always follow an aura.
Migraine headaches can be dull or severe. The pain may be felt behind the eye or in the back of the head and neck. For many patients, the headaches start on the same side each time. The headaches usually:
Feel throbbing, pounding, or pulsating
Are worse on one side of the head
Start as a dull ache and get worse within minutes to hours
Symptoms may linger even after the migraine has gone away. Patients with migraine sometimes call this a migraine “hangover”. Symptoms can include:
Feeling mentally dull, like your thinking is not clear or sharp
Increased need for sleep
Neck pain
Other symptoms that may occur with the headache include:
- Chills
- Increased urination
- Fatigue
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea and vomiting
- Numbness, tingling, or weakness
- Problems concentrating, trouble finding words
- Sensitivity to light or sound
- Sweating
Homeopathy And Migraine
Migraine headaches have been generally considered as an obstinate condition by the doctors of common medicine but for a Homeopath curing migraine is a common experience in his or her daily routine clinic practice.
Providing a more individualistic approach towards the patient gives a homeopath an edge above the others for treating these headaches as the condition itself is very closely linked with the personality traits and attitudes of the patients.
The location, sensation, type or side and time of occurrence also plays and important part in selection of the right medicine.
- Ipecac is the wonder medicine for pain along with nausea and vomiting, Belladona covers a throbbing, pulsating pain and Helleborous gives relief to stupefying and piercing pains.
- Nux vomica covers the side effects of taking too much coffee and other triggering food items, while Cimicifuga is the sure shot effect of taking care of hormonal disturbances.
- Gelsemium and Theridion are indicated for visual auras and disturbances preceding the headache.
These are just few examples showing how exacting is homeopathy as a scientific approach for treating Migraines. An expert and well experienced Homeopath can accurately select the medication after a detailed history taking of the patient and deciding on the power and repetitions of doses to bring about a permanent relief.
Miasmatic and deep acting intercurrent medicines are given to break the familial tendencies so that all pre disposing factors are removed from the roots
